I've been off Diet Coke for a week

I feel so much better. I'm shocked. I used to drink about a quart a day.

I think I'm peeing less, hungry less and overall feeling better.

Anyone else have experience with it?

by Anonymous

reply 151

03/09/2013

That's what I heard.

I quit drinking on New Year's, cigarettes are scheduled for Ash Wednesday, Diet Coke is scheduled for Easter.

(Getting rid of harmful things in my life is the theme my New Year.)

by Anonymous

reply 1

01/10/2013

THREAD CLOSED

by Anonymous

reply 2

01/10/2013

I stopped drinking Diet Coke and lost 10 pounds in two weeks.

by Anonymous

reply 3

01/10/2013

So what do you drink now? Coke Zero?

I drink a 12 pack a day. It's got no calories or nothin so it can't be bad for you.

by Anonymous

reply 4

01/10/2013

Good for you OP. All soft drinks are evil. And Diet Coke tastes like chemicals.

by Anonymous

reply 5

01/10/2013

I prefer Pepsico, lite.

With a twist of lime.

by Anonymous

reply 6

01/10/2013

My new diet: don't eat or drink anything that has a commercial.

by Anonymous

reply 7

01/10/2013

I drank 2 liters of diet coke a day for more years than I would admit to. I gave it up about 3 years ago and it made a big difference. No longer have elevated blood pressure for one thing I started drinking green tea and over a period of several months just weened myself off the soda.

by Anonymous

reply 8

01/10/2013

More than 12oz of diet soda a day can make your feet deform.

by Anonymous

reply 9

01/10/2013

A large new study finds a link between artificial sweeteners (now being rebranded as just "sweeteners), and depression.

Of course, many people have believed there to be a link for a long time.

by Anonymous

reply 11

01/10/2013

Funny, Me too, OP! Feel the same as you. Been guzzling ice-cold water instead.

And not having ANY white carbs = no bread, potatoes or ANY PASTA.

by Anonymous

reply 12

01/10/2013

I'm an inveterate Coke Zero addict. This thread has inspired me to quit, as soon as I drink up what's left in my fridge.

by Anonymous

reply 13

01/10/2013

I bet the anti-soda nuts gladly drink alcohol.

by Anonymous

reply 14

01/10/2013

OP,

Congratulations and thanks for your post!

I must add that this applies not only to Diet Coke, but to all products containing aspartame (Nutrasweet, Equal).

Aspartame is poison!

You may recall that many years ago the "gay icon" Cher advertised Equal. She was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and I believe Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) also.

The parent company of the original patent holder for aspartame was directed by none other than former SecDef Donald Rumsfeld. He has been the butt of jokes regarding aspartame.

Aspartame can be very dangerous; please do not use it!

by Anonymous

reply 15

01/10/2013

Eddie, there's a low calorie form of Coke!

by Anonymous

reply 16

01/10/2013

I drink only sugar-free, caffine-free soda pop, but I have tried drinking nothing but water for weeks at a time, just to see if there is any truth to this anti-soda-pop propaganda. I have found no benefit to abstaining from sugar-free, caffine-free soda pop, nor have I experienced any ill effects from drinking as much as I want of it.

by Anonymous

reply 17

01/10/2013

You should all read the nauseating (but informative) kidney stone thread. You'd never touch any of this shit again.

by Anonymous

reply 19

01/10/2013

Gave it up a week ago; headaches for a couple of days but nothing now.

by Anonymous

reply 20

01/10/2013

Diet sodas are poison. There are reasons our cubefrau sisters are so heavy. Diet sodas are one of them. Every office I've been in has fatties guzzling these things down.

by Anonymous

reply 21

01/10/2013

Diet coke and vodka is divine!

by Anonymous

reply 22

01/10/2013

I think they put cocaine in Diet Coke to keep people addicted. Surely it cannot be the taste because it is just gross.

by Anonymous

reply 23

01/10/2013

I gave up booze years ago, so Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi have always been my treat. Love it. Harder to stop than coffee.

I'm still drinking coffee but only a little in the morning.

by Anonymous

reply 24

01/10/2013

Congratulations OP, and others, for gaining a firm grasp of the obvious.

Guzzling crap is bad for you. Eureka!

by Anonymous

reply 25

01/10/2013

I gave up all soda on New Year's Day. No headaches or cravings or anything like that. No weight loss either. I must be doing something wrong.

by Anonymous

reply 26

01/10/2013

The headaches are from caffeine withdrawal. The weight loss would be from reduced calorie intake. If you were drinking diet Coke without caffeine, you are not likely to notice any difference in your life except the lack of the pleasure of drinking diet Coke.

Not necessarily true. There is some studies showing that drinking diet soda stimulates the body for calories as it is tasting sugar expecting the calories that don't come.

That is why for some people once they stop constantly drinking diet soda they lose weight even though the actual soda is calorie free.

by Anonymous

reply 29

01/10/2013

What R17 said.

by Anonymous

reply 30

01/10/2013

I've been addicted to Diet Coke (although nowadays mostly Diet Coke with Lime at home) since it was first released. And I never drank carbonated beverages before that.

For the past two days, I've attempted to become a coffee drinker -- never have been much of one in the past-- always got my morning caffeine from the Coke. When I was working, I'd down at least three, maybe four cans of Diet Coke before noon.

Of course if I put aspartame in the coffee, I'm not sure I'm going to be improving anything.

by Anonymous

reply 31

01/10/2013

Serious question for those quitting the Diet Coke - How have you countered or managed the headaches from caffeine withdrawal and the overall tiredness?

by Anonymous

reply 32

01/10/2013

I gave up all sodas two years ago. It's poison.

by Anonymous

reply 33

01/10/2013

Don't use aspartame in coffee, unless it is iced coffee! Heat breaks it down and it develops an awful taste. It also has a short shelf life, so all in all, saccharin or splenda are much better sweeteners. I tried stevia and hated it, but I did not like saccharin in the beginning either, and the taste buds developed an appreciation for it over time.

by Anonymous

reply 34

01/10/2013

Better drop that orange juice whole you're at it!

by Anonymous

reply 36

01/10/2013

*while*

by Anonymous

reply 37

01/10/2013

[quote]I bet the anti-soda nuts gladly drink alcohol.

Yeah, it's really crazy not to want to ingest harmful substances.

No, I don't drink alcohol. If I drink anything besides water it's either iced or hot tea; iced or hot coffee maybe three times a year.

by Anonymous

reply 38

01/10/2013

Why is "moderation" such a difficult concept for so many?

by Anonymous

reply 39

01/10/2013

R34, try NuNaturals brand Stevia. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised because it has no aftertaste. You can buy it at Amazon if your stores don't carry it.

by Anonymous

reply 40

01/10/2013

What's wrong with drinking alcohol?

I drink a glass of good red wine with dinner nearly everyday.

Occasionally a nice prosecco with friends

In the summer a good beer now and then.

I drink bottled spring water (local).

And that's about it. I have no craving for soda. Maybe in a year I'll drink 2 small glass bottles of Coke (sugar recipe).

It would never dawn on me to drink diet sodas. Diet sodas represent poverty to me.

If you eat well you won't have sugar cravings. I also love naturally ripened fruit in season. I eat an apple a day.

by Anonymous

reply 41

01/10/2013

R41 = Jessica Lange. Hammered.

by Anonymous

reply 42

01/10/2013

"Diet sodas represent poverty to me."

Mary!

by Anonymous

reply 43

01/10/2013

I stopped drinking Coke Zero last year and switched to seltzer water and club soda. Has the carbonation I like but none of the ingredients/sweetner that the other has.

by Anonymous

reply 44

01/10/2013

But you're insufferable, R41--so, everybody's got problems.

by Anonymous

reply 45

01/10/2013

Diet coke and any diet soda is chemical poison and harmful to your health.

by Anonymous

reply 46

01/10/2013

If you have the desire for sweet stuff then eat it... but make it high quality and made with real sugar and no chemical crap. Eat some good dark chocolate. Or something good (and small) from a great pastry shop.

But if you drink diet soda, you will not be satisfied.

I really wonder.... someone who drinks 4 cans of diet soda every morning. What in the world do you look like?

by Anonymous

reply 47

01/10/2013

Hey OP let me guess you're also a fat bossy pushy bottom?

by Anonymous

reply 48

01/10/2013

[quote]Aspartame is poison!

It is not. It's completely safe.

by Anonymous

reply 49

01/10/2013

r46, splain.

by Anonymous

reply 50

01/10/2013

R50, since you seem incapable of typing the following into google.com:

harmful effects of diet soda

here it is for you

by Anonymous

reply 52

01/10/2013

R51 I'm simply trying to help others. Aspartame is the reason my eyes are crossed.

by Anonymous

reply 53

01/10/2013

Gave up my beloved Coke Classic on Dec 1.

Made it 34 days before I had a slip.... an ice cold 12 oz.

Since that slip, I've had 3 more, but I'm not kicking myself.

4 in 41 days sure beats 2 to 3 a day. Saves me money, too.

On New Year's, I didn't feel like alcohol so I had Welch's sparkling red with my 8 yr old niece.

Tasted SO GOOD and I think that's what got me craving a coke.

I'm back on track now.

by Anonymous

reply 54

01/10/2013

No R49 it's not safe at all.

by Anonymous

reply 55

01/10/2013

Replace it with water and lots of green tea and you will become so healthy you will never be the same. You will be renewed. You will look younger, feel more energy and your mental acuity will increase. You will sleep better and you will never get sick. Ever. You will probably live to be 150 years old.

by Anonymous

reply 56

01/10/2013

Soda of any variety is for low-class people. A sure sign of poor breeding.

by Anonymous

reply 57

01/10/2013

R49 = Mrs Aspartame Monsanto

by Anonymous

reply 58

01/10/2013

[quote]I really wonder.... someone who drinks 4 cans of diet soda every morning. What in the world do you look like?

I'm 60 and other than being overweight, I look pretty damn good for my age. But I don't smoke or drink and have never done drugs, either.

by Anonymous

reply 59

01/10/2013

Was Diet Coke your caffeine fix, R59?

by Anonymous

reply 60

01/10/2013

Definitely, R60.

by Anonymous

reply 61

01/10/2013

Diet soda destroys kidney function

by Anonymous

reply 62

01/10/2013

R44 - Most of my soda needs are taken care of by fizzy water, too. Be careful with the club soda, though. It has a lot of sodium in it. Seltzer doesn't.

[quote]Aspartame has been found to be safe for human consumption by more than ninety countries worldwide, with FDA officials describing aspartame as "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved" and its safety as "clear cut". The weight of existing scientific evidence indicates that aspartame is safe as a non-nutritive sweetener.

The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, with critics alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed and that conflicts of interest marred the approval of aspartame. In 1987, the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded that the food additive approval process had been followed properly for aspartame.

In spite of this, critics such as activist Betty Martini have promoted claims, undocumented in the medical literature, that numerous health risks (such as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus, methanol toxicity, blindness, spasms, shooting pains, seizures, headaches, depression, anxiety, memory loss, birth defects and death) are associated with the consumption of aspartame in normal doses. These health risk claims have been examined and debunked by numerous scientific research projects, and are also generally dismissed by governments and major health and food safety organizations.

Publicity of this controversy has been spread through an elaborate health scare and "Internet smear campaign" involving hoax e-mails repeating Betty Martini's widely circulated conspiracy theory. Her undocumented claims are still repeated by thousands of self-published Web sites.

Is this the same FDA whose officials often quit and go to work for the chemical and drug companies whose products they approved? It's a corrupt agency, top to bottom.

by Anonymous

reply 68

01/10/2013

Whose the idiot, r67?

by Anonymous

reply 69

01/10/2013

[/italic]

[quote]Whose the idiot, [R67]?

Oh, dear.

[quote]Is this the same FDA whose officials often quit and go to work for the chemical and drug companies whose products they approved? It's a corrupt agency, top to bottom.

Learn how to read and comprehend, dear.

by Anonymous

reply 70

01/10/2013

[quote]THREAD CLOSED

No closing the thread...thread re-opened!

by Anonymous

reply 71

01/10/2013

I do read and comprehend, R70. Why don't you try it now?

Check out the numerous articles all over the Internet about FDA officials who leave the agency for more lucrative jobs in the private sector, after they've approved those companies' toxic products. Monsanto hires lots of FDA personnel.

by Anonymous

reply 72

01/10/2013

Anyone here drink Vitamin Water? It has Stevia as a sweetner. Over a year ago I switched from Diet Coke and Diet Snapple to this. is it healthier?

by Anonymous

reply 73

01/10/2013

my glands swell when I drink anything with Aspartame in it.

by Anonymous

reply 74

01/10/2013

For some reason, I've always loved soda -- Coke in particular. As I'm diabetic I have to drink the diet type or nothing since a can of regular soda has way too much sugar in it. Diabetics can have some sugar, but the 22 teaspoons in one can or whatever are just too many. Anyway, I'm not ready to give up my Diet Coke habit just yet. I love it ice cold and it's so good with so many different foods. But really, I don't drink it every day - about 4 cans a week and maybe more one the very rare occasion I go to McDonald's or the fish and chip place near my home which is only a few times a year.

Moderation is the key for any food or drink, but that's not always easy to achieve.

by Anonymous

reply 75

01/11/2013

When I eat Mexican, I have to have a coke!

by Anonymous

reply 76

01/11/2013

What does the Mexican drink?

by Anonymous

reply 77

01/11/2013

Study after study shows that artificial sweeteners make you gain weight. They change your metabolism and screw it up so it's impossible, well nearly, to lose any weight.

by Anonymous

reply 78

01/11/2013

[quote]Check out the numerous articles all over the Internet about FDA officials who leave the agency for more lucrative jobs in the private sector, after they've approved those companies' toxic products. Monsanto hires lots of FDA personnel.

Yep, every scientist that heads the drug and food safety board in the entire world is lying. Yep.

by Anonymous

reply 79

01/11/2013

[quote]maybe more one the very rare occasion I go to McDonald's or the fish and chip place near my home which is only a few times a year.

Yep, blame the soda.

by Anonymous

reply 80

01/11/2013

[quote]Study after study shows that artificial sweeteners make you gain weight.

So strange how some people refuse to accept that the chemicalized garbage called diet soda is harmful to one's health.

Reminds me of a friend who smokes large cigars and refuses to stop even though he takes in 400 to 4000 different toxins and carcinogens by smoking them.

And that the cigars are harming his circulatory system, his heart, his pulmonary and vascular systems, and also causing memory problems.

His speech even becomes very slurred after smoking a large cigar.

by Anonymous

reply 84

01/11/2013

Moderation, kids, moderation!

by Anonymous

reply 85

01/11/2013

I was a water drinker for many years up until last year when I started drinking diet colas. I find it very hard to switch back to water. I wonder if we'll eventually find out that there is something addictive in artificial sweeteners.

by Anonymous

reply 86

01/11/2013

Diet Coke gave me Epstein-Barr Syndrome!

by Anonymous

reply 87

01/11/2013

Why bother with moderation, R85? I can see being concerned with moderation when we're talking about real food that has nutritional value and adds to the quality of our lives.

Diet Coke has absolutely nothing I need.

by Anonymous

reply 88

01/11/2013

Yes. While, I'm currently "on" Diet Coke, I've stopped before for weeks at a time and felt much better. I don't think the results will be the same across the board. For some people it won't make a difference, for some it will. Of course, everyone wants the answer to be absolute.

by Anonymous

reply 89

01/11/2013

If a substance you are ingesting is harmful, then it doesn't matter how you happen to feel, 89.

No matter how you feel, harmful substances are still harmful.

One shouldn't stop just because onr feels better not ingesting the substance or one doesn't feel a difference - when a substance is harmful, it is still harmful.

by Anonymous

reply 90

01/11/2013

OP please stay off diet coke and any other pops/soda, it's pure sugar water and wrecks havoc on your kidneys.

Periodically, I drink tea, coffee, wine, water, juice. The only thing that I notice is I will be unable to sleep if I drink coffee after 3 pm. So I don't drink it after 3 pm. I do not drink decaffeinated tea or herbal tea in bags. Just breakfast tea and loose leaf spice tea. . I don't drink beer or hard liquor. Mostly I drink water.

I am generally unaffected by anything except thirst if I do not drink adequate fluids.

If you dislike carbonated fluids, you should not drink them. You will be happier.

Why are there so few people like me? Because they don't live their lives just like I live my life. Among other things, they do not eat and drink the same things I eat and drink and it's a crying shame.

And thank you for reminding us about inferior races and how horrid they can be.

by Anonymous

reply 94

01/11/2013

R75, I'm R80 and have no idea why you've taken part of my post and framed it completely out of context, do you?

That post was my only one on this thread until this one, so I am not one of those whose said I have trouble losing weight while drinking Diet Coke. Actually, I don't as I have a high metabolism and, as my post said, I only eat McDonald's and fish and chips A FEW TIMES A YEAR -- so yeah, learn to read. My point, which anyone with fourth grade reading comprehension skills can see, is that Diet Coke is fine in moderation.

by Anonymous

reply 95

01/11/2013

Oops, I meant I'm R75 and you are R80. Bite me.

by Anonymous

reply 96

01/11/2013

All soda is bad for you. You're drinking chemicals and acid.

Drink water. It's all you need.

by Anonymous

reply 97

01/11/2013

[quote] My point, which anyone with fourth grade reading comprehension skills can see, is that Diet Coke is fine in moderation.

No it is not. It is wrong. It is wrong not only to drink this abomination, it is even wrong to look upon it. Look away. It is unnatural. It is not that which the Lord gave us from His generous bounty. How can you believe such artifice can safely enter and exit the human body? And do you believe those of us who are informed, intelligent and correct individuals should keep silent as you take inside of you the unnatural drippings of modern chemical manufacture? How can we?

How can we stand by and allow you to be wrong?

We cannot. We must continually upbraid you for your mistakes. It s why we are here.

by Anonymous

reply 98

01/11/2013

I switched to Truvia 2 yrs ago, I make pink lemonade with it. I had a sip of Diet Coke a few months ago and thought it tasted pretty shitty compared to what I'm used to with Truvia.

by Anonymous

reply 99

01/11/2013

What are the ingredients of the pink lemonade which you make, R99?

by Anonymous

reply 100

01/11/2013

[quote] Study after study shows that artificial sweeteners make you gain weight.

I lost 30 pounds just cutting out diet soda. I feel so different...it blows my mind. And all this just since Sept.

This book helped me wean myself off of it.

by Anonymous

reply 101

01/11/2013

The only potentially harmful substance in Diet Coke is caffeine, unless someone has some sort of allergy or unusual sensitivity. And caffeine-free soda is readily available if someone wants to drink it. Why can't people just do as they please instead of making up crazy theories to try to convince others to fall in line?

by Anonymous

reply 102

01/11/2013

Kool-Aid brand pink lemonade, r100. I tried all the other flavors and didn't like them, though it might be because most of the flavors are formulated for children. I also think Truvia does go better with citrus flavors.

by Anonymous

reply 103

01/11/2013

It is deadly.

by Anonymous

reply 104

01/11/2013

R102, Thank you CocaCola PR!

by Anonymous

reply 105

01/11/2013

R94, R98, and R102 sound like any typical addict who is addicted to any harmful substance - whether it be overuse of drugs, alcohol, or garbage food - all harmful but the addict continues to argue and defend why they need to continue injecting it into their bodies....

all with a defensive tone and unwillingness to change their harmful unhealthy habits.

by Anonymous

reply 106

01/11/2013

R94 does have a point, though.

by Anonymous

reply 107

01/11/2013

Oh, and definitely smoking can be added to the list at R106.

by Anonymous

reply 108

01/11/2013

Oh Good Grief! Now drinking soda pop is being compared to shooting up with heroin or meth, or smoking. R106 and R108, could you be any more of a drama queen?

I had to quit drinking Coke Zero even though I love it. All that caffeine was affecting me mentally.

by Anonymous

reply 113

01/11/2013

I used to drink a ton of Diet Coke and Coke Zero. More than 2 liters a day.

I quit all artificial sweeteners several months ago.

I use less insulin now and my blood sugar has improved.

by Anonymous

reply 114

01/11/2013

"Sodium, [R111]"

Most seltzers are sodium free. Sheesh...

by Anonymous

reply 115

01/11/2013

I would rather be off milk for a week.

by Anonymous

reply 116

01/11/2013

Good for you R114, but "more than 2 liters a day" of soda of any kind is excessive as I'm sure you'll agree. Moderation really is different.

R98 I love you.

And I should have added that I only drink caffeine free Diet Coke. It IS readily available as R102 says.

by Anonymous

reply 117

01/11/2013

No they are not unless specified, R115. Do not take it for granted

by Anonymous

reply 118

01/11/2013

r112, I think you meant club soda has sodium.

by Anonymous

reply 119

01/11/2013

I kinda love R98 too.

by Anonymous

reply 120

01/12/2013

People have been drinking diet soda sine Tab...which tasted awful. I admit to drinking one or two glassses a day. Would it be good if I stopped? I have no idea. I do wonder about diet sweetners if you are diabetic...do they register the same as sugar?

by Anonymous

reply 121

01/12/2013

artificial sweeteners are the chemical equivalent of fake nice people.

by Anonymous

reply 122

01/12/2013

You must stop or you shall die. That is why we are here. To tell you what you are doing wrong and to insist you stop doing it. We are here because we love you and want to help you.

by Anonymous

reply 123

01/12/2013

R121 Diabetic here. I have read conflicting information on the long term of effects of Splenda on blood sugar so I generally avoid it. My doctor never told me to avoid artificial sweeteners, but having given all of them up (I mostly had it in the form of diet soda drinks) since last August, I do feel less hungry. It makes me wonder if the study saying that the artificial sweeteners make our body want extra calories is correct. When I was first diagnosed, I was told that it is always better to eat a smaller portion of cookies (or whatever treat) with real sugar, than a bigger portion of treats with fake sugar. I think that is a good rule for many people to follow, not just diabetics

by Anonymous

reply 124

01/12/2013

"Smaller portion" is the key. That goes for most things.

by Anonymous

reply 125

01/12/2013

Yes, limited portion sizes are definitely the way to go on all foods and drinks, but many people don't want to hear and do that. They want "magic" foods for weight loss/health and other foods must be hated. Anyone who wants McDonalds twice a year or Diet Coke twice a week therefore, is seen as the same as people who over-indulge in "treats" constantly.

by Anonymous

reply 126

01/12/2013

Diet Coke is nasty. Pepsi Max tastes good.

by Anonymous

reply 127

02/21/2013

Proud to say I'm off diet coke for over a month now, after prob 15 years or more. I have a pot of strong Irish breakfast tea in the morning, and unsweetened tea or just water the rest of the day.

by Anonymous

reply 128

02/21/2013

Even Pepsi Next has 15 grams of sugar per serving. Yuck.

by Anonymous

reply 129

02/24/2013

I play in a traditional Irish band and we started performing in pubs a few months ago. I don't drink alcohol and have been drinking endless diet cokes during our performances. Any suggestions for non-alcoholic choices besides sparkling water? I'd like to have something with some flavor.

by Anonymous

reply 130

02/24/2013

The fucking shit is poison!

by Anonymous

reply 131

02/24/2013

Diet tonic water with lime has enough bite to sip, yet is still delicious.

by Anonymous

reply 132

02/24/2013

Diet Coke tastes awful

by Anonymous

reply 133

03/01/2013

I'm addicted to Coke Zero and trying to cut back.

by Anonymous

reply 134

03/01/2013

I gave up diet coke 2 years ago after a lifetime of drinking it. I don't feel any different physically, but I feel better about not putting that crap into my body.

by Anonymous

reply 135

03/01/2013

I have a slightly obese coworker who always orders salads for lunch and drinks two diet Cokes a day at the office.

[quote]Diet sodas are poison. There are reasons our cubefrau sisters are so heavy. Diet sodas are one of them. Every office I've been in has fatties guzzling these things down.

I was going to post the same thing. Every office I've ever been in has these fat women literally drinking gallons of that shit diet soda all day long. They also complain of headaches, fatigue and eat and eat all day too. I've tried to gently tell them to kick the soda habit but they just laugh and say "quit listening to that stuff, it's got to be harmless or they wouldn't allow it in our foods". I especially love it when they drink their diet soda with donuts as if the diet soda is going to miraculously negate the calories of the donut.

by Anonymous

reply 140

03/07/2013

Donald Rumsfeld's company developed aspartame - he rushed it through for approval. It's cancer-causing sheeple poison - GET OFF IT

by Anonymous

reply 141

03/07/2013

why are soda companies still using aspartame instead of Splenda?

by Anonymous

reply 142

03/09/2013

I also drank about a quart a day. Loved the stuff. Then one day all I could taste were chemicals. It doesn't tempt me at all. I get my caffeine fix from coffee or tea.

by Anonymous

reply 143

03/09/2013

[/italic]

by Anonymous

reply 144

03/09/2013

Is soda water okay? I find it really hard to drink still water - but I love carbonated mineral water and soda water. I think I'm addicted to the sensation of the bubbles.

by Anonymous

reply 145

03/09/2013

Im r20 and Im still off all soda since Jan 1. No significant weight loss. And I still crave soda from time to time.

by Anonymous

reply 146

03/09/2013

r146, are you eating more now?

by Anonymous

reply 147

03/09/2013

I don't think so, r147. And I walk more, often walking home from work (about 2 1/2 miles). Maybe Im just one of those people who have a hard time losing weight. And Im not morbidly obese or anything...at least by non-DL standards. 220#/5'11" - so about 40# overweight.

by Anonymous

reply 148

03/09/2013

[quote]THREAD CLOSED

Stop! This is a important thread.

by Anonymous

reply 149

03/09/2013

Diet Coke contains Aspertain. Once I stopped drinking it, the Vertigo went away.

Get theDL Delivered - recaps of your favorite topics delivered to your email inbox twice a week. It's easy to subscribe and even easier to unsubscribe when you want to. Give it a try! It's free so why not? (Click Here for a sample.)

Choose which channels you want to receive (uncheck all to unsubscribe)

Gossip

Entertainment

Politics

Important: Once you save your settings the first time you will receive a confirmation email. Please check your mail and click on the link in the email to complete your subscription.

No, we will not share your email address with anyone or send you spam.